Security case studies
Manned guarding, construction site security, mobile patrols and key holding — for utilities, infrastructure, education, heritage and corporate clients.
These case studies cover security work Ashridge Group has delivered with directly-employed SIA-licensed officers — including national infrastructure, major highways schemes, corporate front of house, residential estates and Grade II listed heritage sites.
There are 8 case studies in this category. For how the service itself works — scope, staffing and accreditation — see our security guarding services.
The work
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Ashridge Group has managed front of house security and reception for Sony since 2017, running an around-the-clock service at a major corporate site. Officers act as brand ambassadors at the front desk as well as security staff. Sony presented an internal company award to the team…
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Ashridge Group provides 24/7 security ambassadors for Chelsea Waterfront, a high-value private residential complex in central London managed by Rendall & Rittner. Teams are based at the entrance to verify vehicles and visitors, while a second team patrols the communal gardens and underground car park, 365…
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When the Health and Safety Executive ordered UK Power Networks to remove faulty meters from more than 24,000 properties across London, East Anglia and the South, Ashridge Group planned and ran the visit programme. Agents visited 24,150 properties in eight months and UKPN reported a 100%…
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Ashridge Group took over 24/7 manned guarding on the £1.5 billion A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme in June 2019, after the incumbent contractor failed. At the time the largest construction project in the UK, it involved 14 fixed and moveable compounds across 21 miles of…
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We provided round-the-clock on-site security for Murphy Group across two compressor stations in Cambridgeshire, part of a £113 million National Grid contract. Our team stayed for seven years and delivered more than 240,000 hours of cover on a site where access points changed constantly.
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Cognitious, an Ashridge Group company, carried out a security survey and strategy for Delapré Abbey, a Grade II listed heritage site in Northamptonshire, then wrote a 150-page health and safety policy and procedures manual. The Abbey Trust has used the service on an ongoing basis for…
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Pharmacies and doctors’ surgeries across a number of NHS trusts needed alarm response cover for high-risk premises. Ashridge Group provided 24-hour key holding and mobile response, acting as the point of contact for emergency services and handling incidents overnight and at weekends without calling staff out.
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Milton Keynes College needed ongoing security for students, lecturers and staff, plus support for annual projects and events. Ashridge Group provides manned guarding, key holding and patrols during and outside term time, working alongside Thames Valley Police. The college has agreed to extend the relationship by…
The case studies here cover national infrastructure and utilities, a major highways scheme, corporate front of house, private residential estates, further education and a Grade II listed heritage site.
Yes. On the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme we took over 24/7 manned guarding across 14 fixed and moveable compounds after the incumbent contractor failed, on what was then the largest construction project in the UK.
Yes. For UK Power Networks we planned and ran a programme that visited 24,150 properties across London, East Anglia and the South in eight months, after the Health and Safety Executive ordered the removal of faulty meters. UKPN reported a 100% success rate to the HSE.
Other case study categories
Interim fire-safety cover on buildings with identified defects — what the building needed, how the watch was staffed, and what happened to the cost and the compliance position.
6 case studies
Hard and soft services, cleaning, maintenance and grounds — delivered by directly-employed teams across multi-site estates.
1 case study
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